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Unpublished letter, regarding Wildbore's paper from Cha [Charles] Wildbore to Sir Joseph Banks

Reference number: AP/7/30

Date: 24 April 1789

Description

Wildbore introduces his 'altered and enlarged' paper on spherical motion, improving on his original manuscript found at AP/7/16 following comments from Nevil Maskelyne. He explains that he has gone into greater depth about why his conclusions differ from those of [John] Landen on the subject.

Subject: Physics / Mathematics

Written by Wildbore in Broughton [Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, England] and addressed to Banks at Soho Square [London].

Reference number
AP/7/30
Earliest possible date
24 April 1789
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
2 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished letter, regarding Wildbore's paper from Cha [Charles] Wildbore to Sir Joseph Banks, 24 April 1789, AP/7/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_7_30/unpublished-letter-regarding-wildbores-paper-from-cha-charles-wildbore-to-sir-joseph-banks, accessed on 13 June 2025

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